Pillow-sham holder.



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M. F. BRAKE.

PILLOW SHAM HOLDER.

APPLIoATIoN FILED snm. 11. 190s.

' 925,881. Patented June 22.1909.

VIII/Illa am UNITED STATES PATENT FFTCE.

MARTIN F. BRAKE, OF PITTSBURG, KANSAS.

PILLOW-SHAM HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 11, 1908.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARTIN F. DRAKE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Pittsburg, in the county of Crawford and State of Kansas,have invented new and useful Improvements in Pillow-Sham Holders, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to the class of pillow sham holders, and has foran object to provide a device of this character that can be adjustablymounted upon the head board of a bed and which will effectively serve asmeans for supporting or holding a pillow sham in a correct position topresent a neat and tidy appearance.

A further object of the present invention is to provide means to obviatethe removal of pillow shams when the same are not in use and to providethe device with means whereby it may be a permanent part of the bed, orin other words, it need not be removed when the bed is in use.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent as the nature of theinvention is better disclosed, and it will be understood that changeswithin the scope of t-he claims may be made without departingl from thespirit of the invention.

In the drawing, forming a portion of this specification, and in whichlike characters of reference indicate similar parts in the severalviews,-Figure 1 is a front view of the pillow sham holder applied to thehead of a bed, F ig. 2 is partly an end view and partly a sectional viewshowing the holder in a folded position, Fig. 3 is a plan view of one ofthe hinged members or blocks, F ig. 4 is a sectional vlew on the line 44 of F ig. 3, Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view showing` a slight-lymodified form of my invention.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, and with particularreference to Fig. l, there is shown a portion of the head of a bed A,which in the present instance, is an iron structure, and mounted uponthe bar B of the frame is shown a pillow sham support 1 comprising a bar2 in which is formed elongated slots 3 which are preferably locatedadjacent to the ends of the said bar 2, and which have disposed thereinshanks 4L of hooks 5, which latter are engaged with the bar B of thebed, as shown. The shanks 4l are threaded as indicated at 6 and receiveclamping nuts 7 adapted to hold the bar 2 in its adjusted position uponthe bar B. The upper edge of the bar 2 carries a plurality Patented.Tune 22, 1909.

Serial No. 452,614.

of curved spurs 8 for a purpose to be hereinafter described. One leaf 9of a hinge 10 is secured to the bar 2 midway between the ends thereofand this leaf carries a stop block 11 adapted to engage a similar block12 carried by the leaf 13 of the said hinge. To hold the blocks 11 and12 respectively, in a common plane with respect to each other I providethe block 11 with a latch 14- in which is formed a passage 15 to receivea pin 1G as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing, and which pin is carried bythe block 12. It will thus be seen that by the use of the latch 14 thedevice may be held in a folded position.

The block 12 has formed therein vertical slots 17, 13 and 19. The slots17 and 19 respectively, receivethe upper ends 20 of angularly disposedarms 21 of a frame 22 constructed from a single piece ofwire twisted, asshown, and the frame is provided with a centrally located arm 23 engagedat its upper end in the slot 1S. It will thus be seen that the arms ofthe frame and their upper ends are confined between the leaf 13 and theblock 12 carried thereby. The frame 22 is provided with end extensions24; which lie in parallel relation to the bar 2.

1n use, the latch 14 is disengaged from the pin 16 in order that theleaf 13 and the block 12 carried. thereby may assume a position shown inF ig. 1 of the drawing, whereupon the upper edge of a pillow sham may beengaged with the spurs 8, and the remaining portion of the sham may bedisposed upon the frame 22 and held in a position to present neatness.

The foregoing described pillow sham support is adapted for use upon aniron bed, and upon reference to Fig. 5, wherein is shown my modifiedform, it will be seen that the leaf 9 has formed integral therewith aright angulai'ly disposed portion 92L which carries fastening screws 10dto engage the head board C of a wooden bed. 1n this form of my inventionit may be stated that the upper edge of a pillow sham may be extendedslightly at the rear of the head board C and held thereto by means ofthe common pin or the like.

1 claim:

1. The combination with a bed, of a pillow sham holder comprising a barhaving longitudinally disposed slots formed therein, means adjustablymounted in said slots for engaging the headbar of said bed, a hingecarried by said first named bar, and pillow sham supporting arms carriedby said hinge.

2. The combination with a bed, of a pillow sham holder comprising a barlia-ving longitudinally disposed slots formed therein, means adjustablymounted in said slots for engaging the headbar of said bed, a pluralityof spurs extending` from the upper edge of the irst named bar, a hingecarried by said first named bar, and pillow sham supporting arms carriedby said hinge.

3. A device of the class described comprising a bar havinglongitudinally disposed slotsformed therein, means engaged in said slotsfor connecting the bar to the head of a bed, a hinge carried by saidbar, a block secured to one leaf of the hinge7 and provided with aplurality of slots, and pillow sham supporting arms having portionssecured in said slots.

n testimony whereof I aHiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MARTIN F. DRAKE.`

Vitnesses Y C. C. SrnvnNsoN, A. B. ONEIL.

